Air National Guard Officer Awarded Air Force Cross.The article announces that Capt. Barry F. Crawford Jr. of Maryland Air National Guard was awarded the Air Force Cross.EBSCO_AspNational Guard
Moving up the Air Force Ranks:Because public law allows only 2% of the enlisted workforce to be in the grades of E8, the SMSgt promotion system is highly competitive. Senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant promotions in the Air Force are made using both the WAPS points and a Ce...
Having enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, Private First Class Oestricher entered the USMC Officer Candidate Course at Quantico, Virginia, 12 April 1954. He graduated as a Naval Aviator and was commissioned a second lieutenant in July 1954. He attended flight training at NAS Pensacola, ...
although those based on the British Royal Air Force use Air Marshal instead, with Air Officer being the generic title. In most navies of the world, the equivalent rank is Admiral and the generic term is Flag Officer; however a noteworthy historical exception was the Cromwellian naval rank Gene...
The only goal I had in mind that I didn’t accomplish was becoming an officer. But I had my degree and would have been able to put together a competitive officer package. I am confident that had I stayed on active duty, I would have been able to achieve that goal as well. ...
Promotions), Air Force Reserves, Judge Advocates, National Guard Bureau, Security Forces, Air and Space Operations, Office Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force /Financial Management, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Force Management, and Secretary of the ...
The colonial home of the author and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was built in Portland, Maine, by Longfellow's grandfather, an officer in the Revolutionary War, in the mid-1700s. Longfellow grew up in the house and wrote his poem "The Rainy Day" in a small room behind the parlor. Th...
Selection boards meet each year to consider officer promotions. Officers with a rank of WO1 meeting selection criteria will be promoted without the board's approval. All other officers must be selected by the board after it carefully examines the candidate's eligibility requirements....
The colonial home of the author and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was built in Portland, Maine, by Longfellow's grandfather, an officer in the Revolutionary War, in the mid-1700s. Longfellow grew up in the house and wrote his poem "The Rainy Day" in a small room behind the parlor. Th...
The colonial home of the author and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was built in Portland, Maine, by Longfellow's grandfather, an officer in the Revolutionary War, in the mid-1700s. Longfellow grew up in the house and wrote his poem "The Rainy Day" in a small room behind the parlor. Th...